How can parents provide their children with healthy eating habits?
Here are some tips from the USDA: • Make sure your child eats breakfast. Breakfast provides children with the energy they need to listen and learn in school. • Offer your child a wide variety of foods, such as grains, vegetables and fruits, low-fat dairy products, and lean meat or beans. • Talk with your health care provider if you are concerned about your child’s eating habits or weight. • Cook with less fatbake, roast, or poach foods instead of frying. • Limit the amount of added sugar in your child’s diet. Serve water or low-fat milk more often than sugar-sweetened sodas and fruit-flavored drinks. • Involve your child in planning and preparing meals. Children may be more willing to eat the dishes they help fix. • Be a role model for your children. If they see you being physically active and having fun, they are more likely to be active and stay active throughout their lives. • Encourage your child to be active everyday. • Involve the whole family in activities like hiking, biking, d
